Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-10
PETTICoATS AND A WHIP.
The Kind of Governments Jesse
Thorne Escaped.

From, the Nsso York Herald.
Swish! crack!
"Hey, lad! yen trifie with puir
lassie's affections, will YEP"
This pretty Scotch maiden exclaimed,
in rage, as the rawhide descended on
the head and shoulders of a nattily
dressed young man.
The scene was enacted IN Bergen
avenue, Jersey City, on Tuesday night.
A few yards from the Bergen Reform ed
church stands venerable oak tree. 1t
has grown so large that the gentle man
whose home il has shaded for many years
mad yielded voluntarily circular tract
OF his own land for a sidewalk about the
aged oak that 1t might be spared. The
neatly attired young woman was noticed
by pedestrians. she impatiently paced
the sidewalk in tine shadow OF the tree
for an hour or more. Suddenly the dapper
young man appeared. She recognized
hlm, and retreating closer to the tree
awaited his coming. When she con
fronted him he was astonisned and STAN
mered, "Why, May. what brings you
out 80 late?'
"sPRINTING" AGAINST A sPINsTER.
"You recreant soampw
Then the whip appeared. The sur
prised youth cried, "Stopi Mayl May
Mayo But the more he appealed the
more energetically she applied the whip.
The victim finally got close enough to her
TO seize her and restrain her from using
the rawhide further. He might have pro-
ceeded TO HIS acts OF violence, but two
young men--Edward Gillespie and James
Kennedy-sUepped from the small group
of pedestrians clustered about the young
woman and the thrashed young man.
They volunteered to assist her IL neces-
sary, and intimated that 1t would not be
prudent for him to strike her. The dudish
fellow, smarting from the blows of the
whip, suddenly broke away and darted
like a sprinter down the avenue. He was
seen to board Montgomery street oar
bound for the ferry.
The name of the young lady who ad-
ministered the whipping is Miss May
EllingswOrth, pretty and well-educated
Scotch girl Of 10 years. She 10 = native Of
Glasgow. Her father died two years ago
and, having no relatives excepting An
aunt, who, when last heard from lived 10
Brooklyn, she came TO this country in
quest of her. Her aunt had moved to
some place In the far West. She was un-
able to locate her. She obtained employ
ment as a saleslady In a store in this city
and there became acquainted with Jesse
Thorne, one Of the clerks. He was infat-
uated aud was an ardent suitor. She &C
cepted him and they were engaged to b @
married next Sunday.
TOO ATTENTIVE TO RIVAL.
Six weeks ago she resigned her situa-
ton and went TO board with Mrs. Bar
row, of No. 1917 Storm avenue, Jersey
City. where. away from her friends, she
could quietly and undisturbed make
preparations for her wedding. Last
sunday. when her lover called, he asked
to be released from his enga cement, as
he was not in a position to m Ike her
his wife, his income being insufficient to
maintain them both,
On last Monday evening the disap-
pointed maiden, accompanied by Miss
Barrow, was out making some purchases.
They espled Thorne with young girl.
Miss Ellingsworth followed them unoD-
served, and ascertained where the latter
lived. The following day she instituted
inquiry and ascertained that Thorne had
for several weeks past been a regular
caller at the home of the rival. She then
decided to punish him for his deception.
She purchased q rawhide.
These facts were told by Miss Filings
worth's friends. The heroine of the horse
whipping refused to see any newspaper
reporters.